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Renewable energy investments not thwarted

November 18, 2018

battery storage, renewable energy targets, US

“State-based renewable energy targets and cheaper technologies are driving investment in the sector despite a lack of policy certainty from the federal government, a key agency says. The Clean Energy Finance Corporation invested a record $2.3 billion towards projects during the past financial year, with business “getting on with it” as wind and solar become…

Tesla powerpacks aid Samoa’s transition to 100% renewable energy

July 26, 2018

Sarina Soor

battery storage, energy storage, renewable energy, tesla

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“The island nation of Samoa is continuing its effort to convert from diesel-reliant powerplants to 100% renewable energy with the help of Tesla’s scalable Powerpack battery storage solution. Over the past year, the California-based electric car and energy company had been hard at work installing and launching two Tesla Powerpack sites in the country, both…

U.S. Battery Storage Market Trends

June 7, 2018

Sarina Soor

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A new report from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) that gives a snapshot of the energy storage landscape shows how differing policy drivers have led to the proliferation of large capacity and short duration storage projects in the PJM region while California leads in terms of MWh of capacity. The report also notes that California’s…

SDG&E doubling battery backup capacity to support renewable energy

June 7, 2018

Sarina Soor

battery storage, renewable energy, SDG&E

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“The utility plans to build five more lithium-ion battery backup facilities — including one of the biggest in the United States — over the next three years. The new plants in Escondido, Fallbrook, Miramar, Poway and San Juan Capistrano will add nearly 100 megawatts of capacity — enough to power 55,000 homes over four hours.”…

25 factors that will affect EV adoption

May 10, 2018

Sarina Soor

battery storage, electric vehicles, ev, storage

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“Forecasting when sales of electric vehicles will go mainstream is not as simple as producing a hockey-stick chart of up and to the right. While many observers believe that we will wake up one day and see electric vehicle (EV) sales suddenly take off, a sudden and huge explosion in sales is probably unlikely. Electric…

Tesla built the world’s biggest battery. This one could be three times bigger.

April 13, 2018

Sarina Soor

battery storage, energy storage

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“The Crimson solar project would span 2,500 acres of public lands south of Interstate 10 in eastern Riverside County, at the base of the Mule Mountains. The San Francisco-based developer, Recurrent Energy, has asked the federal government for permission to build 350 megawatts of solar power at the site, and up to 350 megawatts of…

Energy Storage: Meeting California’s Clean and Reliable Energy Goals – Apr 23

March 16, 2018

Sarina Soor

battery storage, california, california energy goals, clean energy, energy storage, lgsec, reliable energy, SMUD, storage

The Local Government Sustainable Energy Coalition (LGSEC) and the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) invite you to register for a one-day networking forum for California local government energy professionals on Monday, April 23rd from 8:15 AM – 5:00 PM. The event will take place at SMUD’s Customer Service Center building at 6301 S Street, Sacramento, CA in the Rubicon Room,…

FERC Opens US Wholesale Energy Markets To Battery and Electric Storage

February 28, 2018

Sarina Soor

battery, battery storage, electric storage, storage systems

“Under the new rule: Participating storage must be eligible to provide all capacity, energy, and ancillary services that it is technically capable of providing. The participation model must ensure that storage systems in it can be dispatched, and can set the wholesale market clearing price as both a seller and buyer consistent with existing market…

REopt Lite Tool for Commercial Building Managers

February 28, 2018

Sarina Soor

battery storage, building managers, pv, reopt, tool

“The REopt™ Lite web tool helps commercial building managers: Evaluate the economic viability of grid-connected PV and battery storage at a site Identify system sizes and battery dispatch strategies to minimize energy costs Estimate how long a system can sustain critical load during a grid outage.” Click here to view the tool

Australia’s first big grid-connected solar-storage plant pioneers ‘islanding’

February 23, 2018

Sarina Soor

au, austrailia, batteries, battery storage, islanding, solar

“The first large-scale solar and battery storage project to be connected to the grid in Australia has started providing power to 3,000 homes and businesses in Far North Queensland (FNQ) while forming a test case for deliberate ‘islanding’. Conergy’s AU$42.5 million (US$33.6 million) project includes a 10.8MW(AC) solar farm with more than 40,000 solar panels alongside…

California regulators emphasize solar, batteries in utility planning framework

February 23, 2018

Sarina Soor

battery storage, geothermal, renewable energy, solar, wind power

“This move follows on an increasing rejection of natural gas infrastructure by California regulators in favor of clean energy alternatives, as the state continues to burn less and less gas every year in its electricity sector.” Click here to read more and click here to read the CPUC decision

Tesla is installing Powerwalls and solar power on 50,000 homes to create biggest virtual power plant in the world

February 9, 2018

Sarina Soor

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“The new project announced today is using Tesla’s residential battery system, the Powerwall, to create decentralized energy storage, which basically results in creating a massive virtual power plant. The 50,000 homes in the state will be fitted with 5 kW solar arrays and 13.5 kWh Tesla Powerwall 2 battery systems It will result in at…

California regulators propose replacing PG&E natural gas plants with energy storage

December 15, 2017

Sarina Soor

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“The California Public Utilities Commission will vote Jan. 11 on the proposal that would require PG&E to seek clean alternatives to replace the three fossil-fuel plants. Houston-based Calpine, which owns the plants, and the California Independent System Operator, which runs the state’s electric grid, argue that the gas-fueled plants are needed to ensure reliability in…